Draws for 2014/15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Monday, June 16, 2014
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Draws for the 1st and 2nd qualifying rounds to be held at UEFA headquarters on 23 June
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The first draws for the 2014/15 UEFA club competitions will take place on Monday 23 June at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
The pairings for the first two qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League will take place at 12:00CET, and will be followed by the pairings for the first two qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League, at 13:00 and 14.30 CET respectively.
The draw ceremonies will be conducted by UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino and UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti.
The final list of participating clubs and the draw procedure will be published on UEFA.com ahead of the draws.
The qualifying-phase matches for both competitions are played according to the knockout system, with each club playing each opponent twice in home and away matches.
UEFA Champions League matches will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays - 1/ 2 July and 8/ 9 July for the first qualifying round; the second qualifying matches will take place on 15/ 16 July and 22/ 23 July.
UEFA Europa League matches will be played on Thursdays - 3 July and 10 July for the first qualifying round, and 17 July and 24 July for the second qualifying matches.
Media representatives wishing to attend the draws must apply via e-mail to fame_accreditations@uefa.ch by Friday 20 June, 12.00CET, and mentioning “Club draws” in the subject line.
A sound system will be installed in the auditorium for ENG crews.
A live feed from the draw will be available in the media working area, which is also equipped with a Wi-Fi facility.
Both UEFA club competition draws will be broadcast live on UEFA.com.